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Abstract: Mainly papers of various members of the Atkins family in Ohio, relating to family matters, land holdings and the anti-slavery
movement from 1836-1850. A few papers of Mary (Atkins) Lynch, including some pertaining to the Benicia Young Ladies Seminary,
and diary of trip to Hawaii and Japan, 1863-1864. Also some genealogical notes relating to the family.

Languages Represented:
English

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research.

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must also be obtained by the reader.

These papers, the gift of Mrs. C. Coldwell, June 15, 1948, contain letters and documents of various members of the Atkins
family, principally as early settlers in Ashtabula County, Ohio. They reflect participation in the anti-slavery movement from
1836 through 1950, and land transactions in Ohio. Also included are a few Papers of Mary (Atkins) Lynch who began her teaching
career in Ohio and New York, to come to Benicia where she was principal of Benicia' s Young Ladies Seminary from 1854 until
1867. Originally much of the material was pasted in three scrapbooks by Harvey R. Gaylord. These materials were removed from
the scrapbooks, and re-arranged, incorporating other items in the collection.

Key to Arrangement

Box 1:

Gaylord, Levi, 1760-1846

Correspondence

Papers:

Commissions, in the New York Militia, 1796-1803

Copies of deeds made to Levi Gaylord, with notes by his son, Harvey R. Gaylord.

Gaylord, Harvey R., 1805-1883

Correspondence, A-C

Box 2:

Gaylord, Harvey R., 1805-1883

Correspondence, D-Z

Box 3:

Gaylord, Harvey R., 1805-1883

Papers:

Documents pertaining to Jonathan Warren, 1826

Abolition petition, 1844.

Additional Note

With 46 signatures, including Harvey R. Gaylord's.

Biographical information

1 volume scrapbook of clippings

Additional Note

Relating mainly to the history of Ashtabula Co., Ohio. Include published letters and articles by Quintus Flaminius Atkins,
1854-1856

Miscellaneous clippings

Wade, Edward, 1802-1866

Correspondence

Papers:

3 poems composed by Edward Wade

Wade, Sarah Louisa (Atkins), 1806-1852

Correspondence

Box 4:

Atkins, Quintus Flaminius, 1782-1859

Correspondence

Papers:

Accounts, 1816-1927

Biographical sketch

Atkins, Josiah

Correspondence

Papers:

Accounts, 1808-1861

Commissions, 1814-1858, in Ohio Militia, as Surveyor, Ashtabula Co., and as justice of the peace.

Box 5:

Lynch, Mary (Atkins), 1820-1882

Correspondence

Papers:

Items relating to Benicia Young Ladies Seminary, including an announcement, 1857; commencement programs, 1880-1884; catalog, 1882/1883; minutes of meetings and other items relating to the Alumnae association, 1878-1883; obituaries.